Legal Opinion
Jerome Reagor v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 6, 1973No. 72-3452PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner, Jerome Reagor, was convicted on three counts, including one conspiracy count, of receiving and importing heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 174. On direct appeal only the legality of an incriminating search was raised, and the conviction was affirmed. United States v. Reagor, 5 Cir. 1971, 441 F.2d 252.
In June of 1972, Reagor filed in the trial court a pro se 1 motion to vacate sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 alleging that the prosecution suppressed evidence favorable to his defense. In particular, the petitioner alleged that the United States Attorney…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Napue v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- United States v. CoxCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- Richard Montgomery v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- United States v. Jerome Reagor and Wesley Lee WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Floyd Dupart v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- William Stubbs v. H. J. Smith, Superintendent, Attica Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Innocent BatamulaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2015
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